Hand-bag latch



Dec. 7 1926.

' A. T. RANK HAND BAG LATCH Filed May 15, 1926 tal opening movement when desired.

Patented Dec. 7, 1926.

PATENT OFFICE.

ALWINE THERESIA BANK, OF RIDGEFIELD PARK, NEW JERSEY.

HAND-BAG LATCH.

Application filed May 15,

This invention relates to bag catches such as are used for holding closed the frames of ordinary hand bags and the general object of the invention is to provide a safety catch of this character by which the bag may be very readily locked against acciden- A further object is to provide a device of this character which is very simple, which may be readily applied to all ordinary hand bags, and which will not mar the ornamental quality of the bag.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein Figure l is a vertical sectional view of a hand bag frame showing my improved latch applied thereto;

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Figure 1;

Fig. 3 is a like view to Figure 2 but showing the two sections of the bag frame in opened position;

Fig. 4; is a perspective view of the keeper.

Referring to these drawings 10 and 11 designate the opposite frames of a hand bag, the frame 10 being so formed as to engage beneath the U-shaped frame 11 when the bag is closed that is, when the frames are closed. The frame 10 carries upon it the outwardly projecting keeper 12 formed with an aperture 13 and the frame 11 has mounted upon it the bolt 14 which, at its upperend carries a head 15 and at its lower end is screw-threaded as at 16. This bolt passes loosely through the frame 11 and surrounding the bolt and disposed between the head of the bolt and the frame is a coiled compression spring 17 A nut constituting a stop 18 is disposed upon the bolt 14 at the upper ends of the screw-threads 16. The spring 17 urges the bolt outward and the nut or stop 18 limits outward movement of the bolt 14 under the action of the spring 17. The screw-threaded end 16 of the bolt engages with the interior screwthreads on the keeper 12 and thus it will be obvious that when the bolt is forced inward against the action of the spring 17 and the 1928. Serial No. 109,332.

threads are engaged with the screw-threads on the keeper, the bolt is held from any outward movement under the action of the spring and the two sections of the bag frame are locked to each other against any accidental movemlent. When itis desired to i open the bag it is only necessary to unscrew the bolt from its engagement with the keeper 12 and as soon-as the threads of the bolt are disengaged from the keeper, the spring 17 urges the bolt outward and entirely free from the keeper.

While I have illustrated this device as being the sole means whereby the frames are kept closed it will be obvious that an ordinary catch such as are commonly found on hand bags might be used upon the bag for normally holding it closed and this device he used for the purpose of locking it closed.

While I have illustrated this device as applied to a hand bag I do not wish to be limited to this as it mi ht be applied to other forms of bags. Neither do I wish to be limited to the exact form of the frame upon which this device is to be applied.

I clainr:

In a hand bag, opposed complementary frames, each of said frames having an angularly disposed flange, the flange of one frame being adapted to overlap the flange of the other frame when the two frames are closed, the inner frame having an angular keeper attached thereto inward of the flange, the keeper having a screw-threaded aperture, a bolt mounted upon the flange of the other frame and screw-threaded at one end for engagement in the keeper and having a stop inward of the screw-threaded portion, the outer end of the bolt having a head, and a spring surrounding the bolt and bearing at one end against the stop and the other end against the flange of the frame, the flange of that frame carrying the keeper being slotted to pass over said stop.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature.

ALWINE THERESIA RANK. 

